Multidisciplinary Team Explores Link Between Asthma and Depression
August 16th 2019In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Montefiore Health System, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine are working together to examine the link between depression and asthma in older adults.
Addressing Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: Clinical Challenges
July 30th 2019DSM-5 categorizes PNES as a functional neurological disorder or conversion disorder with seizures. It is essential that neurologists, psychiatrists, and other clinicians coordinate care to ensure that patients with PNES receive a prompt diagnosis.
Vicarious Trauma in Clinicians: Fostering Resilience and Preventing Burnout
July 26th 2019The recognition of a wide range of traumatic experiences-physical or sexual assault, motor vehicular accidents, natural disasters, terrorism-has implications for understanding the vulnerability to vicarious trauma inherent in a clinician’s practice.